Published: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 02:41 PM.

Late Monday afternoon, the Okaloosa County Health Department released an advisory stating that a second spill also occurred Saturday, dumping about 58,000 gallons of sewage into Tom's Bayou and Boggy Bayou.

Both spills occurred during heavy rains on Saturday.

The Fort Walton Beach spill occurred Saturday afternoon at a pump station on Robinwood Drive just south of Hollywood Boulevard, according to Fort Walton Beach City Manager Michael Beedie.

It was contained within three hours, he said.

The pump station was being upgraded by a company called Wharton-Smith, Beedie said. The pumps had been removed and bypass pumps installed while a wet wall was being worked on.

“One of the bypass pumps failed,” Beedie said.

Sewage overflow occurred on Robinwood near a public housing complex and raw sewage did back up into two residences, Beedie said.

“We went door to door to notify residents and were able to get over there quickly enough to keep sewage from damaging a bunch of units,” Beedie said.

Okaloosa County Health Department chief Dr. Karen Chapman estimated about 500,000 gallons of sewage escaped before the problem with the bypass pump was corrected.

Beedie said city crews spent Sunday cleaning up after the spill and putting lime down in places where contamination had occurred.

Advisories warning people against swimming and other water-related activities were being posted at Liza Jackson and Marler parks, Chapman said.

“We don’t want people getting in the water,” she said. “I wouldn’t get in the water right now, until we analyze samples and clear it.”

Chapman said not only should swimmers stay out of the sound, but kayakers and other recreational boaters should as well. She even warned against motorized boat drivers moving too fast in the area around Liza Jackson Park for fear of contaminated water splashing up onto passengers.

Beedie said the spill was immediately reported to the health department and the state Department of Environmental Protection.

While fines can be incurred if a city, county or independent entity is negligent in causing or reporting a sewage spill, Beedie said Fort Walton Beach “followed all protocols” and had not heard from DEP regarding Saturday’s spill.

In Valparaiso, heavy rains caused manholes along Bayshore Drive to overflow and release about 58,000 gallons of sewage into storm drains and into Tom's Bayou and Boggy Bayou.

People are advised not to swim, boat or come into other signficant contact with the water in the area until sampling can be completed, the health department reported.

Late Monday afternoon, the Okaloosa County Health Department released an advisory stating that a second spill also occurred Saturday, dumping about 58,000 gallons of sewage into Tom's Bayou and Boggy Bayou.

Both spills occurred during heavy rains on Saturday.

The Fort Walton Beach spill occurred Saturday afternoon at a pump station on Robinwood Drive just south of Hollywood Boulevard, according to Fort Walton Beach City Manager Michael Beedie.

It was contained within three hours, he said.

The pump station was being upgraded by a company called Wharton-Smith, Beedie said. The pumps had been removed and bypass pumps installed while a wet wall was being worked on.

“One of the bypass pumps failed,” Beedie said.

Sewage overflow occurred on Robinwood near a public housing complex and raw sewage did back up into two residences, Beedie said.

“We went door to door to notify residents and were able to get over there quickly enough to keep sewage from damaging a bunch of units,” Beedie said.

Okaloosa County Health Department chief Dr. Karen Chapman estimated about 500,000 gallons of sewage escaped before the problem with the bypass pump was corrected.

Beedie said city crews spent Sunday cleaning up after the spill and putting lime down in places where contamination had occurred.

Advisories warning people against swimming and other water-related activities were being posted at Liza Jackson and Marler parks, Chapman said.

“We don’t want people getting in the water,” she said. “I wouldn’t get in the water right now, until we analyze samples and clear it.”

Chapman said not only should swimmers stay out of the sound, but kayakers and other recreational boaters should as well. She even warned against motorized boat drivers moving too fast in the area around Liza Jackson Park for fear of contaminated water splashing up onto passengers.

Beedie said the spill was immediately reported to the health department and the state Department of Environmental Protection.

While fines can be incurred if a city, county or independent entity is negligent in causing or reporting a sewage spill, Beedie said Fort Walton Beach “followed all protocols” and had not heard from DEP regarding Saturday’s spill.

In Valparaiso, heavy rains caused manholes along Bayshore Drive to overflow and release about 58,000 gallons of sewage into storm drains and into Tom's Bayou and Boggy Bayou.

People are advised not to swim, boat or come into other signficant contact with the water in the area until sampling can be completed, the health department reported.